Chord Energy Corp

12. Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate was 23.6% and 131.3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to an effective tax rate of 26.1% and 25.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was higher than the statutory federal rate of 21% primarily as a result of state income taxes. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was higher than the statutory federal rate of 21% primarily as a result of the impact of goodwill impairment. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was higher than the statutory federal rate of 21% primarily as a result of state income taxes and Canadian losses for which no benefit is recognized. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was higher than the statutory federal rate of 21% primarily as a result of state income taxes.

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law. The legislation, among other things, makes permanent, extends, or modifies certain provisions under the Inflation Reduction Act and Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Significant provisions impacting the Company include (i) the permanent reinstatement of 100% bonus depreciation on qualified property, and (ii) the allowance for immediate and full expensing of domestic research and experimentation expenditures. The enactment of the OBBBA did not have a material impact on the Company’s effective tax rate for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025.